Why Nietzsche Hated Weak People

The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche has become associated with a certain attitude towards weakness that is brutal, uncompromising, and merciless. But why exactly is this? Why is it that Friedrich Nietzsche hated weak people?

00:00 Nietzsche and Weakness
01:59 Weakness, Strength, and Truth
08:42 Organization and The Will
15:09 The Dark Side of Pity
21:52 Life-Denial, Philosophy, and The Origins of Ideas

[sageoverheaven]

Your videos are incredibly insightful. Even more impressive is your upload schedule considering you need to meet a clear quality standard.

[gabrielckc]

"This, according to Nietzsche, is just cope" Unsolicited Advice 2024

[oriental.proletarius]

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[mrstark]

There is no virtue in being weak, there is no virtue in being a victim,
There is no virtue in ignorance.

Great to see one of my favorite philosophy channels talking about one of my favorite philosophers referencing one of my favorite movies and bringing up another channel I love (the authentic observer)

[ryan]

the fact that nobody talks about Unveiling Your Hidden Potential by Bruce Thornwood speaks volumes about how people are stuck in trance

[turbanheadless]

All violence comes from weakness - seneca

[KokoroHanazawa-hk]

I agree that me dodging my homework, results in Nietzche's hate for me too

[carolineleneghan]

don't know what i did to piss off Nietzsche

[Asankeket]

Resentful use of morality. Yeah, we're seeing a lot of that these days. A lot of societal discourse went bad when a genuine desire for justice turned into resentment. And in Nietzsche's take on pity I see an arrow pointing to our societies' tendency towards infantilization. I want people to be autonomous individuals, as much as that's possible for a human to be, and however much I consider it desirable to help people in need, there is a point where that means telling them "deal with it".

[CuriousCrow-mpcx]

The Death of Stalin is a brilliant film. However, Malenkov survived to be 87 when he finally passed away. And perhaps staying alive as long as posdible was Malenkov's true will.

[LoganBai-gvys]

I think the internet is a good example of people devaluing the thing they aspire to but can't have. Such as Twitter.

[gwang]

Maybe Nietzsche hated weak people because they reminded him of HIS OWN weakness. He once served in the army as a nurse but withdrew from active duty because he couldn't bear the sight of blood.

[Unknown-ev]

Bro I am from India.. Can you cover Upanishad's phylosophy.. That is a hidden gem

[ramonserna]

Ironically Nietzsche himself was not a particulary strong man.

[charliebrown]

"All cruelty springs from weakness."

[himbogaggins]

*Eloquent well thought out philosophical idea* BUT *perfectly loogical counterpoint to that idea*
I find this funny but also the structure of your prose is engaging. Because as soon as you say something and I agree with it, you throw a left hook and I have to rethink which of the two sides you’ve presented I actually agree with. Or if I agree with them at all.

[youngsinatra]

An absolute masterclass of an analysis and video. Subscribed and I’m about to binge the rest!

[speedyumbrella]

I really enjoy hearing your interpretation of Nietzsche.

[duskmare]

Great video. Highlighting the link between weakness and trustworthiness is interesting. It reminds me of Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter. I watched a video the other day about how his betrayal of everyone he knew came from his weakness and fear. He sided with whoever was strongest and most powerful, ultimately leading him to serve Voldemort, essentially reducing himself to a pawn an nothing more, simply to ensure survival.

Nietzsche's rejection of nihilism is honestly fascinating to me. In a sense he's logically wrong because the entropic nature of the universe is very clear to us at this point, however his philosophy does seem to be a better basis for finding purpose and meaning within life, and therefore making life more fulfilling.

[Bob-bxv]

Existence is suffering, Jerry...
-Mr. Meseeks